USA Tariffs - Good of Japanese Origin

[Alex]

Important Information | US Import Tariff Changes

As many of our US-based customers will know, as of April 9th, 2025 (to the best of our knowledge as it stands at the time of writing), any goods imported into the United States will be subject to increased import tariffs.

We are still working to understand the upcoming changes, but as of this email, we’ve been advised that the de minimis value for importing goods (currently set at US$800) will remain in place for goods of Japanese and UK origin.

Any shipments over this value will be subject to additional import tariffs for goods of Japanese origin, of 24%. Please rest assured that any order shipped with a value under the US$800 de minimis threshold should not incur these additional duties.

As we receive more information, we will be shipping customer orders as DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) to ease any concerns you may have (until further notice). This means that if any additional duties are incorrectly incurred, they will be charged back to Iron Heart, and we will handle customs brokerage ourselves to resolve the issue, rather than putting the burden on you, the customer.

We will send out more updates as we understand the pending tariff changes and how they will affect our customers in the US.

As always, thank you for your custom and continued support,
The Iron Heart Crew

[Alex]

UPDATE

As promised in our message dated April 3rd, we would like to provide an update to our US-based customers regarding recent developments on the proposed increase to import tariffs and how this may affect your Iron Heart shipments.

Following the announcement by President Trump on April 2nd, 2025, a 90-day pause on these increases (excluding goods of Chinese origin) was enforced on April 9th, 2025. This pause—combined with the fact that the US $800 duty-free de minimis threshold remains in place—means there will be no increased or unexpected costs applied to your Iron Heart order.

We are continuing to ship orders to US customers as DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) to further ease any concerns you may have. This means that if any additional duties are incorrectly applied, they will be charged back to Iron Heart. We will also manage customs brokerage directly to resolve any issues, so the burden does not fall on you, the customer.

We understand that this is a dynamic situation, and we will communicate any updates that affect our customers as soon as possible. Until then, please rest assured that you can continue to purchase your Iron Heart goods without any surprise costs.


The Iron Heart Crew